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입덕

ipdeok

🇰🇷 Korean slang from Seoul

What does “입덕” mean?

to become a fan, to fall into a fandom

Example

“그 직캠 보고 바로 입덕했어.”
geu jikkaem bogo baro ipdeokaesseo.
I became a fan the moment I saw that fancam.

Good to know

입 (enter) + 덕 (fandom). Leaving it is 탈덕.

Who you can say it to

With friends, not your boss

🫂 Friends😮 Reactions

The textbook way to say it: 팬이 되다

Heard in a conversation

Fan-sign lottery

Minji 세 장. 텅장 됐지만 최애 보러 가는 거잖아.
Three. My account's empty now, but I'm going to see my fave.
Seojun 찐 덕후네. 나도 입덕한 지 한 달밖에 안 됐는데 벌써 심쿵이야.
A real superfan. I only became a fan a month ago and my heart's already fluttering.
Minji 뭐 물어보지? 머릿속이 멘붕이야.
What do I even ask him? My head's a total meltdown.

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